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In Reykjavik: June to August. No month in Reykjavik reaches 18 °C by day, so those are simply the warmest three, at 13–14 °C.
Iceland is not one climate. Each reference city below is answered on its own numbers.
Reykjavik
Jan1°January: 1 °C by day, -3 °C at night, 131 mm of rain
Feb1°February: 1 °C by day, -3 °C at night, 130 mm of rain
Mar3°March: 3 °C by day, -2 °C at night, 120 mm of rain
Apr6°April: 6 °C by day, 0 °C at night, 111 mm of rain
May9°May: 9 °C by day, 4 °C at night, 97 mm of rain
Jun13°June: 13 °C by day, 7 °C at night, 83 mm of rain, recommended
Jul14°July: 14 °C by day, 9 °C at night, 88 mm of rain, recommended
Aug14°August: 14 °C by day, 9 °C at night, 107 mm of rain, recommended
Sep10°September: 10 °C by day, 6 °C at night, 140 mm of rain
Oct6°October: 6 °C by day, 2 °C at night, 128 mm of rain
Nov3°November: 3 °C by day, 0 °C at night, 116 mm of rain
Dec2°December: 2 °C by day, -3 °C at night, 131 mm of rain
Warmest
July, 14 °C
Coolest
January, 1 °C
Driest
June, 83 mm
Wettest
September, 140 mm
Akureyri
June to August. No month in Akureyri reaches 18 °C by day, so those are simply the warmest three, at 12–15 °C.
Jan0°January: 0 °C by day, -5 °C at night, 114 mm of rain
Feb0°February: 0 °C by day, -5 °C at night, 100 mm of rain
Mar0°March: 0 °C by day, -4 °C at night, 98 mm of rain
Apr3°April: 3 °C by day, -2 °C at night, 70 mm of rain
May6°May: 6 °C by day, 2 °C at night, 63 mm of rain
Jun12°June: 12 °C by day, 6 °C at night, 63 mm of rain, recommended
Jul15°July: 15 °C by day, 9 °C at night, 77 mm of rain, recommended
Aug14°August: 14 °C by day, 8 °C at night, 89 mm of rain, recommended
Sep10°September: 10 °C by day, 5 °C at night, 121 mm of rain
Oct4°October: 4 °C by day, 0 °C at night, 152 mm of rain
Nov1°November: 1 °C by day, -4 °C at night, 119 mm of rain
Dec0°December: 0 °C by day, -5 °C at night, 117 mm of rain
Warmest
July, 15 °C
Coolest
January, 0 °C
Driest
May, 63 mm
Wettest
October, 152 mm
How this is worked out: a month qualifies when its mean daytime high falls between 18 °C and 27 °C. Where more than five qualify, the answer is the driest run of consecutive qualifying months; where none do, it is the driest three months in a row if the year is hot throughout, or the warmest three if it never gets there. The figures are the thirty-year monthly averages charted below, and they are averages, not a forecast — any single year can miss them by a wide margin.
Reykjavik
Long-term averages for Reykjavik: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).
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Reykjavik
Month
Day (°C)
Night (°C)
Rain (mm)
January
1
-3
131
February
1
-3
130
March
3
-2
120
April
6
0
111
May
9
4
97
June
13
7
83
July
14
9
88
August
14
9
107
September
10
6
140
October
6
2
128
November
3
0
116
December
2
-3
131
Akureyri
Long-term averages for Akureyri: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).
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